Friday, October 15, 2010

William Marcy Tweed: Original Gangster



New Yorkers, and Americans in general, are no stranger to political scandals and financial corruption. Right now we are still feeling the economic effects of Wall Street greed, special interests groups influencing Washington, and unregulated policies running our financial system. Before these people were exploited, however; there was the originator. William Marcy "Boss" Tweed. I will be posting information on one of the biggest corruption rings in American history, and how journalism helped bring down this evil empire.

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